The 2011 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 19th season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 25 April at Oulton Park and finished on 8 October at Silverstone, after ten races at seven meetings.

On 22 November 2010, the SRO Motorsports Group announced changes to the structure of the 2011 season including a reduced calendar, however still with the inclusion of an overseas event. TV coverage continued to be broadcast on Channel 4 with the option to view again on 4oD and also on Motors TV.

Rule changes

Class restructure and new homologations For the 2011 season, the GT3 class was brought right up to date with the inclusion of new FIA homologated cars. This gave teams the options to run the new Ferrari 458 Italia or the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 as well as the currently homologated cars. New to 2011 season was the introduction of the GT3B class catering for older, GT3 spec cars which do not conform to the latest FIA homologations. This should allow the running of cars such as the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe or Ferrari F430.

For the second year in a row, the GT4 class was a merger of Supersport-spec cars and GT4 homologated cars. Despite an unsuccessful return the previous year, the Cup class is to be continued. The cars eligible are the cars currently used in the Porsche Supercup and Ferrari Challenge series, based on the Porsche 997 and Ferrari F430 road cars. It is hoped that the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain's using updated cars will increase entries.

The ballast penalty system has been dropped in favour of a pit-stop time penalty formula where more successful driver pairings will be held during pit-stops for a longer time in order to level the competition. There are also plans for the development of a "Gentleman's Trophy", new logo and rebranding of the championship.

Entry list A list of expected entries was released on 8 March 2011 after the championship's Media Day at Silverstone.

2011 Entry List Team Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds Trackspeed 1 David Ashburn GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L All Richard Westbrook 1–2, 5–6, 10 Phil Keen 3, 7–8 Stephen Jelley 4, 9 2 Gregor Fisken GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L All Tim Bridgman Rosso Verde 3 Allan Simonsen GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–8 Hector Lester All Gordon Shedden 9–10 Chad Racing 4 Iain Dockerill GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–6 Steven Kane 1–3 Tom Ferrier 4–6 Scuderia Vittoria 5 Charles Bateman GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Michael Lyons 50 Dan Denis GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All David McDonald Speedworks Motorsport 6 Piers Johnson GT3 Corvette Z06.R GT3 Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 All Ron Johnson Beechdean Motorsport 7 Jonathan Adam GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All Andrew Howard Vantage Racing 8 Tom Black GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 3–4 Stuart Hall 3 Alan Bonner 4 RPM 9 Peter Bamford GT3 Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.0L V8 4, 10 Thomas Mutsch 4 Bradley Ellis 10 CRS Racing 10 Glynn Geddie GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Jim Geddie 11 Alex Mortimer GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–2, 4–10 Andrew Tate All Tim Mullen 3 Predator CCTV Racing 12 Adam Wilcox GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Phil Burton MTECH Racing 13 Aaron Scott GT3B Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All John Dhillon 14 Paul Hogarth GT3B Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 4 James Pickford 20 Julien Draper GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 9–10 David Back 9 Matthew Draper 10 21 Duncan Cameron GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Matt Griffin Barwell Motorsport 15 Andy Ruhan GT3B Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 10 Paul Whight Rollcentre Racing 18 Matt Nicoll-Jones GT3 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 7–9 Martin Short Tom Sharp 9–10 Andrew Jordan 10 Team Preci-Spark 22 David Jones GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG 6.2L V8 All Godfrey Jones United Autosports 23 Michael Guasch GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 All Matt Bell 24 John Bintcliffe GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 All Jay Palmer 29 Zak Brown GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 10 Joe Osborne Stark Racing 25 Ian Stinton GT3 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 All Mike Simpson 1–8, 10 Stefan Hodgetts 9 JHR Developments 26 Stefan Hodgetts GT3 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–2 Adam Morgan ThePlayer.co.uk LNT Century Motorsport 27 Andrew Jordan GT3 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–2 Colin White Florian Renauer 3 Michael Drabing 28 Freddie Hetherington GT3 Ginetta G55 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 1–6, 9 Julien Draper 1–6 Jody Firth 7–8 Stefan Hodgetts 7–8, 10 Benji Hetherington 9 Steve Quick 10 42 Josh Wakefield GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Jake Rattenbury 22GT Racing 32 Tom Alexander GT3B Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 4 Adrian Willmott Backdraft Motorsport 33 Simon Atkinson GT3B Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 10 James Pickford Aston Martin Belgium 43 Arnold Herreman GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 4 Jean-Paul Herreman ABG Motorsport 44 Marcus Clutton GT4 KTM X-Bow GT4 Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 All Peter Belshaw 45 Michael Mallock GT4 KTM X-Bow GT4 Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 1–6 Athanasios Ladas Secure Racing 47 Peter Erceg GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 4–6, 9–10 Chris Holmes 4–6 Alan Hellmeister 9 Sergio Lagana Tiff Needell 10 CM ConsolidatedLotus Sport UK 48 Ollie Jackson GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 2GR-FE 4.0L V6 1–8 Jack Drinkall 1–3 Phil Glew 4–10 James Nash 9 Chris Holmes 10 49 Leyton Clarke GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 2GR-FE 4.0L V6 All Freddy Nordström Magic Racing 51 Stewart Linn GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 10 Chris Midmark 63 Bjorn Gustavson GTC Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 4 Anders Gustavson McLaren GT 59 Chris Goodwin Inv McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8L Turbo V8 5–6 Andrew Kirkaldy JRM 90 Alex Buncombe Inv Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 9 Nick Catsburg Chevron Racing Cars 96 Ray Grimes GTC Chevron GR8 GT4 Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 10 David Witt 97 Anthony Reid GTC Chevron GR8 GT4 Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 1–4, 9–10 Jordan Witt Icon Class GT3 GT3 Class GT3B GT3B Class GT4 GT4 Class GTC Cup Class Inv Invitation Class

Calendar A provisional 12-race calendar was announced on 22 November 2010. This was then refined on 16 February 2011. All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.

Round Circuit Date Length Pole position GT3 winner GT4 winner 1 Oulton Park 25 April 60 mins No. 5 Scuderia Vittoria No. 1 Trackspeed No. 44 ABG Motorsport Charles Bateman Michael Lyons David Ashburn Richard Westbrook Peter Belshaw Marcus Clutton 2 60 mins No. 1 Trackspeed No. 5 Scuderia Vittoria No. 42 Century Motorsport David Ashburn Richard Westbrook Charles Bateman Michael Lyons Jake Rattenbury Josh Wakefield 3 Snetterton 300 15 May 120 mins No. 10 CRS Racing No. 23 United Autosports No. 44 ABG Motorsport Glynn Geddie Jim Geddie Matt Bell Michael Guasch Peter Belshaw Marcus Clutton 4 Brands Hatch 19 June 120 mins No. 21 MTech No. 2 Trackspeed No. 44 ABG Motorsport Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Tim Bridgman Gregor Fisken Peter Belshaw Marcus Clutton 5 Spa-Francorchamps 9 July 60 mins No. 59 McLaren GT No. 1 Trackspeed No. 50 Scuderia Vittoria Chris Goodwin Andrew Kirkaldy David Ashburn Richard Westbrook Dan Denis David McDonald 6 60 mins No. 1 Trackspeed No. 21 MTech No. 48 Lotus Sport UK David Ashburn Richard Westbrook Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Phil Glew Ollie Jackson 7 Rockingham 4 September 60 mins No. 23 United Autosports No. 7 Beechdean Motorsport No. 50 Scuderia Vittoria Matt Bell Michael Guasch Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard Dan Denis David McDonald 8 60 mins No. 2 Trackspeed No. 11 CRS Racing No. 50 Scuderia Vittoria Tim Bridgman Gregor Fisken Alex Mortimer Andrew Tate Dan Denis David McDonald 9 Donington Park 25 September 180 mins No. 1 Trackspeed No. 5 Scuderia Vittoria No. 48 Lotus Sport UK David Ashburn Stephen Jelley Charles Bateman Michael Lyons Phil Glew James Nash 10 Silverstone Arena 8 October 120 mins No. 7 Beechdean Motorsport No. 7 Beechdean Motorsport No. 48 Lotus Sport UK Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard Jonathan Adam Andrew Howard Phil Glew Chris Holmes

Championship standings Points were awarded as follows: Length 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 60 mins 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 60+ mins 37.5 27 22.5 18 15 12 9 6 3 1.5 Half points were awarded if a class had less than 3 cars

GT3/GT3B/GTC Pos Driver OUL SNE BRH SPA ROC DON SIL Pts GT3 Class 1 Glynn Geddie 8 5 2 3 3 6 12 2 5 3 144 Jim Geddie 8 5 2 3 3 6 12 2 5 3 2 David Ashburn 1 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 3 6 4 2 130 3 Charles Bateman 6 1 18† 5 19 9 7 4 1 7 116.5 Michael Lyons 6 1 18† 5 19 9 7 4 1 7 4 Duncan Cameron 7 Ret 16† 2 2 1 11 3 3 9 116.5 Matt Griffin 7 Ret 16† 2 2 1 11 3 3 9 5 Jonathan Adam 3 DNS 7 20 5 3 1 9 Ret 1 113.5 Andrew Howard 3 DNS 7 20 5 3 1 9 Ret 1 6 Matt Bell 2 3 1 Ret 6 5 10 5 7 22 110.5 Michael Guasch 2 3 1 Ret 6 5 10 5 7 22 7 Tim Bridgman 23† 10 Ret 1 7 2 DNS DNS 2 4 107.5 Gregor Fisken 23† 10 Ret 1 7 2 DNS DNS 2 4 8 David Jones 5 2 4 6 10 Ret 2 7 DNS 5 98 Godfrey Jones 5 2 4 6 10 Ret 2 7 DNS 5 9 Richard Westbrook 1 4 1 Ret 2 89 10 Hector Lester 4 7 3 4 11 8 6 8 6 11 88.5 11 Allan Simonsen 4 7 3 4 11 8 6 8 76.5 12 Andrew Tate Ret 6 Ret 7 4 Ret 15 1 Ret 10 55.5 Alex Mortimer Ret 6 7 4 Ret 15 1 Ret 10 13 Phil Burton 10 8 13† 9 8 Ret 8 15 8 DNS 23.5 Adam Wilcox 10 8 13† 9 8 Ret 8 15 8 DNS 14 Phil Keen Ret 3 6 23 15 John Bintcliffe Ret 11 5 8 Ret 10 14 DSQ DNS 14 23 Jay Palmer Ret 11 5 8 Ret 10 14 DSQ DNS 14 16 Stephen Jelley Ret 4 18 17 John Dhillon 15 17 8 13 DNS 12 5 10 11 Ret 18 Aaron Scott 15 17 8 13 DNS 12 5 10 11 Ret 18 Iain Dockerill 9 Ret 6 Ret DNS DNS 14 Steven Kane 9 Ret 6 19 Piers Johnson 11 19† DNS Ret 9 7 Ret DNS 9 13 13 Ron Johnson 11 19† DNS Ret 9 7 Ret DNS 9 13 20 Stefan Hodgetts 14 Ret 4 Ret Ret 27† 12 Jody Firth 4 Ret 21 Gordon Shedden 6 11 12 22 Zak Brown 6 12 Joe Osborne 6 23 Julien Draper 13 9 15 16 Ret DNS 17 8 8 24 Matthew Draper 8 6 25 Mike Simpson 22 16 Ret 10 Ret DNS 9 Ret 17 3.5 Ian Stinton 22 16 Ret 10 Ret DNS 9 Ret Ret 17 26 Florian Renauer 12 3 Michael Drabing 12 27 Freddie Hetherington 13 9 15 16 Ret DNS DNS 2 28 Matt Nicoll-Jones DNS DNS 10 1.5 Martin Short DNS DNS 10 Tom Sharp 10 Ret 29 Peter Bamford Ret 12 0 Bradley Ellis 12 30 Adam Morgan 14 Ret 0 31 Andrew Jordan 17 Ret Ret 0 Colin White 17 Ret 32 Tom Black 17† Ret 0 33 Stuart Hall 17† 0 34 David Back 17 0 35 Tom Alexander 19 0 Adrian Willmott 19 36 Simon Atkinson 26 0 James Pickford NC 26 37 Steve Quick 27† 0 Paul Hogarth NC 0 Tom Ferrier Ret DNS DNS 0 Tim Mullen Ret 0 Thomas Mutsch Ret 0 Alan Bonner Ret 0 Andy Ruhan Ret 0 Paul Whight Ret Benji Hetherington DNS 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points Chris Goodwin 12 4 0 Andrew Kirkaldy 12 4 0 Alex Buncombe 20† 0 Nick Catsburg 20† 0 GT3B Class 1 John Dhillon 15 17 8 13 DNS 13 5 10 11 Ret 137.5 Aaron Scott 15 17 8 13 DNS 13 5 10 11 Ret 2 Simon Atkinson 26 37.5 James Pickford NC 26 3 Tom Alexander 19 27 Adrian Willmott 19 Paul Hogarth NC 0 Andy Ruhan Ret 0 Paul Whight Ret GTC Class 1 Anthony Reid 12 12 19 12 12 15 100 Jordan Witt 12 12 19 12 12 15 2 Ray Grimes 21 13.5 David Witt 21 3 Anders Gustavson 23 13.5 Bjorn Gustavson 23 Pos Driver OUL SNE BRH SPA ROC DON SIL Pts † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

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